hard-working
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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He was hugely gifted, honest, decent, hard-working and emotional.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Neill was a consummate character actor, hard-working and driven by a love for his craft, with a filmography spanning decades and roles that touched countless lives.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Hal Williams, a veteran actor known for his roles as a friendly neighborhood police officer on “Sanford and Son” and a hard-working patriarch on “227,” has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Some cut the manager some slack by saying the players, though hard-working and fiercely determined, are over-praised and over-rated at this level.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The only child of immigrant parents, orphaned at the age of twelve, self-educated, hard-working Samuel Westing saved his laborer's wages and bought a small paper mill.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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